US Health Care Costs

Wound Debridement and Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue D in Indiana

MS-DRG 464: Wound debridement and skin graft except hand for musculoskeletal and connective tissue d

$160,033typical hospital bill
$30,845typical amount paid
$21,465–$40,224range paid across 2 hospitals

Indiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $160,033 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Deaconess Hospital IncEvansville17$77,993$21,465
Indiana University HealthIndianapolis15$242,073$40,224

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.